Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) — Question 71

You are attempting to crack LM Manager hashed from Windows 2000 SAM file. You will be using LM Brute force hacking tool for decryption. What encryption algorithm will you be decrypting?

Answer options

• A. MD4
• B. DES
• C. SHA
• D. SSL

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, DES, because LM hashes are created using the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm. MD4, SHA, and SSL are not relevant to the LM hash process, as they utilize different encryption methods or protocols that do not apply to the Windows 2000 SAM file's hashing mechanism.